Our Salaf: Rabee Ibn Abee Abdir-Rahmaan–he was from the Fuqahaa of Al-Madeenah

He is the one referred to as Rabee’ah Ar-Ra’yi. He was from the Fuqahaa (i.e. scholars of piety and precise understanding of the religion) of Al-Madeenah. (Imaam) Maalik took fiqh from him and he (Rabee’ah) narrated (knowledge and hadeeth) from Anas (radiyallaahu-anhu). He died in the year 330AH. It was said to Rabee’ah Ibn Abdir-Rahmaan: What is Zuhd (abstinence)? He said: ”It is to gather things from their permissible sources and place them in their rightful places.”